--- title: "CERCA Now: How has the AAPI community shaped United States History?" description: 3 Topic to Spark Courageous Thinking This Week! --- [Blog | ThinkCERCA ](https://blog.thinkcerca.com) # [CERCA Now: How has the AAPI community shaped United States History?](https://blog.thinkcerca.com/aapi) Written by [ThinkCERCA Team](https://blog.thinkcerca.com/author/thinkcerca-team) | May 16, 2022 #### Try our QuickCERCAs Additional reading practice, comprehension checks, and discussion questions in under 15 minutes! ## ELEMENTARY This is Patsy: Read the Story of Patsy Takemoto Mink [View Lesson](https://learn.thinkcerca.com/teacher/collections/lessons/33803?utm_campaign=Q1-2022-CERCA%20Now&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8WdPrqlu-tVjkEoD3SM0Cvpbr6zzQ5Z09grmbmN_2UhgUV2-X8EPzj37K5cUonQMfUzxJG) ## MIDDLE Fred T. 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